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Amazon's Alexa at Marriott hotels
메리어트 호텔, 객실에 아마존 알렉사 인공지능 스피커 설치
Amazon's Alexa is booking into Marriott hotel rooms this summer. The two companies are joining forces to let guests use Echo devices for things like ordering room service, calling front desk, and controlling lights. Guests will also be able to log into their personal accounts. Amazon said its "Alexa for Hospitality" will be available at Marriott's select properties and it could expand that to other hotel chains. GeekWire reporter Taylor Soper tested Amazon's Alexa in a hotel room at the Wynn Las Vegas. "While this is a cool thing for some people, it might be a detractor for some guests, when they walk in the room and they see the Echo there based on some of the reports that we've been hearing recently about Alexa eavesdropping on conversations. You know, if a guest is really concerned about that, they can always unplug the Echo or turn it off... Alexa just actually went off just now. But, yeah, I think it is a concern, but Amazon says, they delete the conversations after every day, and hotels aren't really able to see exactly what's being said between the guest and Alexa. So, I think, overall, privacy is not going to be a big issue." Amazon Echo owners spend an average of $1,700 a year on Amazon. That's more than Prime members who spend about $1,300, according to Consumer Intelligence Research Partners.
Norway tests tiny electric plane, sees passenger flights by 2025
전기 비행기 테스트하는 노르웨이, 2025년부터 승객 탑승 운행 목표
This two-seat e-plane heralds a Norwegian electric aircraft revolution, say its pilots. Norway's transport minister and the head of state-run airline Avinor took to the skies to promote their bid to make all domestic flights electric. With plane makers like Boeing and Airbus developing electric aircraft and battery prices tumbling, they're confident of success. "It should all be electrified by 2040. I'm convinced about that. Of course there is a lot of work to be done but I'm convinced, yes." The flight around Oslo airport in an Alpha Electro G2 plane took just a few minutes. But Norway's government wants passenger flights carrying up to 100 people to start by 2025. "This is kind of the first example that we are moving fast forward. We do have to make sure that it's safe. People will not fly if they don't trust it. But 20 years from now, it is 20 years, it's both really short term in one way but it also gives us 20 years of development trying it out." Norwegians are already the world's top buyers of electric cars, and 98 percent of the country's electricity generated comes from clean hydro power.
Apple slapped with fine in Australia for 'bricking'
호주, 애플에 ‘벽돌폰’ 관련 벌금 선고
Bricking forces a user's phone to become unusable, and now Apple is facing a fine for that very practices. In Australia, the company has been slapped with a $6.7 million bill for disabling devices that have had their screens fixed by third parties. Apple told nearly 300 customers their bricked devices weren't eligible to be repaired. The Australian Federal Court ruled in favor of the regulator, saying Apple had breached consumer laws. The regulator says Apple has so far contacted about 5,000 customers and will compensate them. Apple says it's had productive conversations with the regulator but didn't comment further on the case. The company will also offer staff training and more information about consumer law on its website.
Audi CEO arrested in Germany over diesel scandal
아우디 CEO, 디젤 스캔들로 독일서 체포
Audi CEO Rupert Stadler has become the highest profile company official to be taken into custody over the German carmaker's emissions test cheating scandal. The head of Volkswagen's luxury arm was arrested at his home in Ingolstadt in the early hours of Monday, after Munich prosecutors argued he might obstruct or hinder the ongoing diesel investigation. A judge later remanded him in custody. It's nearly three years since VW admitted using illegal software to cheat emissions tests on diesel engines. It sparked the biggest crisis in the company's history and led to a regulatory crackdown across the industry. The U.S. filed criminal charges against former VW CEO Martin Winterkorn in May but he's unlikely to face U.S. authorities because Germany doesn't extradite its nationals to countries outside the EU. The Munich prosecutors said Stadler's arrest was not made of a U.S. request. Audi and VW were due to discuss what to do next at a supervisory board meeting on Monday.
Google to invest half a billion in China's JD.com
구글, 중국의 JD닷컴에 5억 달러 투자하기로
Google is set to invest half a billion dollars in Chinese powerhouse JD.com. The move is part of the U.S. internet giant's efforts to expand its presence in fast-growing Asian markets and contest rivals including Amazon.com. In Asia, a rapidly growing middle class has more money to spend. And their online shopping habits have become a battleground for U.S. and Chinese internet giants. JD.com markets itself as the largest retailer in China, both online or off, and the third largest internet company globally. The partnership will include the promotion of JD.com products on Google's shopping service. Potentially helping the Chinese e-commerce giant to expand beyond its base in China and Southeast Asia and establish a meaningful presence in U.S. and European markets. But the agreement initially won't involve any major new Google initiatives in China, where the company's main services are blocked over its refusal to censor search results in line with local laws. The new deal will give Google a less than one percent stake in JD, whose other investors include Walmart and Chinese social media powerhouse Tencent Holdings - the arch-rival of Chinese e-commerce leader Alibaba. The deal shows JD's determination to build a set of global alliances as it seeks to counter Alibaba, which has been more focused on forging domestic retail tie-ups.
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